To be competitive for a postdoc abroad, build skills in Molecular Phylogenetics (DNA extraction, NGS, RAxML, BEAST), GIS and Remote Sensing (QGIS, ArcGIS), and R Programming. Identify a professor ...

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...

We caught up with two professional python hunters and asked them what are the "essentials" that help them be successful in ...

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program rewards hunters for removing the invasive snakes. In May 2026, contracted hunters eliminated 315 python eggs from the ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...